Machine for jogging paper and the like



Feb. 24, 1925. 1,527,755

, E. A. SFAULDING l MACHINE OR JOGGING- PAPER MID THE LIKE Filed April 14, 1924 6 Sheets-Sheet 41 Y Feb. 24, v1925. 1,527,755

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v E. A. SPAULDING IVACHIN! FOR JOGGING PAPER AND THE L!KE F1155 April 14 1924 e Sheets-sheet l j Invenon Feb. 24, 1925. 1 1,527,755

E. A. SPAULDING MACHINE FOR JOGGIHG-PAPER AM) THE LIKE Filedpril' 14, 1924 evsneetsfsheet 4 Inventor.

Feb. 24, 1925D 1,527,755

E. A. sPAumzNs MACHINE FOR JOGGING PAPER AND THE LIKE Filed April' 14, 1924 6 sheets-sheet:r s

Feb. 24, 1925. I 1,527,755

E. A. SPAULDING K IACHXN! FOR'JOGGING ,PAPER .AND THE LIKE Filed Api-i1Y 14 1924 6 Sheets-Sheet 6 Invezlor.

Patented Feb. 24, 1925.

UNITED STATES;

EUGENE A. SPAULDING, OIE" PORTLAND, MAINE.

MACHINE FOR- JGGGING PAPER AND THE LIKE.

Application filed April 14, 1924.-.

To all whom. it may concern.'

Be it known that I, EUGENE A. SPAULD- ING, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Portland, in the county of Cumberland and State of Maine, have invented new and useful Improvements in a lrlachine for Jogging Paper and the like, of which the following is a specification. A

This invention relates to novel improvements in a `machine used for jogging paper, or other articles made in sheet form and which may be capable of being'handled in a similar manner.

The word jogger7 Vand jogging signiiies, as it is commercially used, the machine and process, respectively, for assembling a pile of sheets with at least two edges of all of the individual sheets in accurate alignment or register, and this meaning I shall apply to either term wherever it may appear throughout this specification.

In some forms of commercial printing, especially in lithographie or label work, large sheets of paper are employed, on each of which, multiple, and sometimes identical imprints are made. Afterward these sheets require to be cut up into units, and, as is generally the case, several hundred, of these full size sheets are trimmed or cut simultaneously, it is obvious that very accurate alignment of every sheet in the pileV on the cutter must be hath-else the resulting smaller sheets will not match or be identical.

Similarly, in color printing, where several separate imprints on the sanie sheet are made, and more especially where the press is equipped with an automatic feeder, the

matter of close registration applies, as the sheets are generally jogged after each prin"- ing operation. j

It is very difficult to properly jog by hand large sheets,say 14 inches by (5a inches in size, which is a quite common cominercial size, but with this power jogger7 the paper handling becomes a simple, etlicient and expeditiously performed opera! tion.

One of the objects of my improved machine is to provide a table, or support on 'which to lay the paper while being jogged, which is capable of being adjusted to give a greater or less degree of incline to the sheets. As the weight and qualityof the paper may vary greatly, so its treatment in jogging should vary accordingly, and

it is important that provision should be Serial No. 706,443.

made to re-adjust the table to properly meet the changed conditions. The table on my machine may incline a certain number of degrees either to the right or left of horizontal, and while in the latter position greatly accommodates the work of unloadi on to cleats extending from under the latter.

Thus equipped, the jogger has two independent tables employing two operators and handling the smaller size sheets very eiiciently. The tables incline at reversed angies to each other.

A further object is to improve on the construction of the gauging parts. I mount adjustable gauges on the fence or top cleat of the table and this adjustability allows of duplicating the gauging points on the printing press. There are, generally, on the latter three gauging pointsV-tvvo on the long side and one on the short side of lthe sheet being printed. If these points are similarly arranged on the jogger more accurate cutting results.

And a still further object is a greatly improved air hood on the feeding table. The function of this hood is to direct a blast of air under a moderate pressure into the pile of paper on the table, from off which it is taken and placed on therjogger. This air blast serves two distinctk purposes,-` rstly, to liven up the sheets and in so doing assist the operator in culling them off the pile, and secondly,-to force a film of air between the sheets which ygreatly promotes the movement of the latter toward the gauges on the jogger, after they have been transferred, several at each culling, from the feeding to the jogging table. It has been found impracticable, in a power jo-gger, to properly handle large sheets without resort to this expedient.

An extended description of the machine to which these improvements apply, will, I believe, not be necessary at this time, as its construction in every detail has been disclosed in two United States patents,--one granted Sept. 24, 1918 and the other granted Oct. 8, 1918, the former numbered 1,279,493, and the latter 1,280,830; but descriptive matter concerning the above mentioned machine, suflicient to clearly connect and coordinate the ol'd with that which is new inv-my machine vwill be. supplied, and

this will serve to malte an understanding of the present improvements more comprehensive.

In the drawings accompanying, and made a part of, this application,-

Fig. 1 is a side elevation Aof the jogging machine.

Fig. 2 an end elevation of the same. F ig. 31a perspective A'viewof the feeding table, showing air hoods." Fig i is a plan ofthe jogging frame, without the table;`v

Fig. 5 is-side view of the Aframe with an integral table." Y'

Fig. 6 and Fig. 7 details of the actuating parts offthe joggenv l l' Fig. V8 and Fig.V 9=are aside view and an inverted plan, 'respectively, ofa "divided table. f'

Fig'. 1() a section, Figj8, and

VFig'.v 11 the same, but with the auxiliary table Itiltedy and ylocliedlto make-two 'Vindependent tables. f i l f Fig. 12 is aside elevation of thefair hood. Fig. 13 an endview'of the insideinozzle'. Fig. 14 Aa plan, in part seotion,of the -air hood and inside nozzle, the section being taken on`line-14f14lFig- 12. Fig. 15 awperspectivev-iew of the (integral)l showing the gauges.

Fig. 16 is aa? plan rview of one of the gauges. Fig. 17 isa sectionfthroughthet-ableland one ofthe gauges,-and

* Y Fig. 18 is a perspective of the paper weight. -1 iSimilar characters of reference refer to similar parts throughout allthe views in-the drawings. u ,lf 'J L' A l l Referring to Figs. 1, 2`and 8, 1 is the base of the' jogging,fmachine, 2,' 2 'theiend frames'v secured to Saidbase fby screws 3, Connecting the frames,` and irigidly secured thereto, are shafts 4, 1. Mounted -fonl these shafts (4) are spring supports'` 5,1% 5',"from which rise helical springs G, 6. lThe upper ends of these springs, which preferably.' are four infnumber, are vsecured to' tlieiolamp housings 7, 7, which in turnarebolted rigidly to the jo'gger frame 8; Thus instead of securing these springs directly" toiv the jogger table 9, l interpose the frame 8 and this allows of independent means being 'employed to `obtain a variable tilting orinfcline taken on line 10-10,

table of the table, longitudinally,'-the angle transversely -being substantially the same at all'tiines. More will be said concerning the foregoing hereinafterinfthis specification.

0n the base l1 Im'ounta motori 10, driving, through the universaljointmember 11, the pinion 12 which meshes Iwith the* gear 18 mounted on the shaft 14. A pinion,-not shown, mounted on the shaft 141:KV adjacent the 18, 18, contact with the rolls 19, and 20, 20,

rsp.ectively,-and= -givea longitudinal and transverse vibratory movement to the frame 8.

In direct connection with the motor shaft is a blower 21, which furnishes abody of air under pressure to the air hoods, 22,22, the latter mounted'on the feed table which is a separate vun'itfroi'n the jogging`machine, but is-connectedtherewith by means of'the airhose-23. 'fifi y 1 By reference to Figs. 4 and 5, 2,11 is a plate securedto-the top side ofthe fframe 8 andhalving afV shapeglopen topi 'bearing- 24. Seated-in this bearing 'is=faistruti25, the flanged-,upper -endfof-*wliich is bolted to the under side of the-tablet). At 'foiiivpoints on the under side of the ltable 4are fixed .arci uate arms 26" which extend'Y downwardly and make a yfree contact with the inner'sid'es of eachvof the projections 7 on they clamp housings 7t f .ff

4-Two shafts 27 ,j 27 extend through the projections i7, from side to/side of the frame, with holdingfnuts foir their 'outer ends, and having, "Ifor a spaced 'distance from their ends, reverse hand screw threads cut thereonf-rightha'nd 'on *onesi'de of the frame and lefthand yon the other. rFliese shafts (27)A are provided with clamping nuts*y 28, which Iat certainftimes are adapted to= impingeon the inner faces of thek varms26.r A short shaftV 29, oscillatively mounted vin the bearing '30, has a' handle 31 on it's` outer end andfcarrieisa'crank arm 82-fixed to its inner extremity. 'f1 i' 'I fr ./Rigidly secured tothe shafts 27 are crank arms 33,' and pivotallyk comfiect-ing gthelatter with the-crankzarmf82 are connecting bars release'fthem,-the clamping nuts 28 being held against rotation by one of their sides contacting with the housing 7-. Byloos'ening the Aniits'the'talole may betilted -or inclined a certain numbereof V'degrees either to the right or the legft-l of horizontal,- and when brought to the desired position may be rigidly -locked The bearing`24 serves as the bearing point for the table.

It is :often very convenient, as Welly as economical, when small size sheets are to' be 'joggedfto be ableto utilize the jogging ""machin'e as a double-table jogger. Fort-his purpose I divfidetlietable Qqcentrally, or thereabout, oflits length and make provision 'for-liinging the,- auxiliary portion tothe main 'table through the -agencyof the hinges 85, 35,-secnring the latterf'totlie extrast to the two entirely tended cleats 36, 36, projecting outwardly from the main portion of the table. To position and secure the auxiliary table 9 in any desired angle of incline I ein the two tables by links 37, 37, pivotally connecting them to angle brackets 38 and 39 fixed on the table cleats 36 and 36 respectively. Fig. 10 shows the two tables locked in a position to be used as one long table, while Fig. 1l illustrates the auxiliary portion elevated and inclining at a reverse angle and locked so that the combination serves as a double table.

In Fig. 15 I show a one-piece table with the paper or sheet gauges in position. It will be understood, of course, that the table may be made as an integral structure and as such may be equipped so as to provide two compartments for jogging,-in conindependent surfaces as shown in Figs. 8 and 9. In the illustration (Fig. 15) but one of these com` partments is shown with gauges in place, but it is obvious that both may be so equipped. At 40 is a cleat, running lengthwise of the table 9, and secured thereto by wing nuts and screws 41, or other suitable means. Inside of, and fixed to this cleat is a fence, or holding bar 42 for the gauges. At one end, and also at a central portion of the table, are transversely positioned cleats 43 having similar, although shorter, fences and identical securing means.

Operating on these fences, and adjustable i to any position along their lengths, are

gauges 44, the latter abutting on the inside faces of the fences to which they may be securely fastened by means of the clamps 45 and clamp screws 46. In a `T slot 47 opening out from the inner faces of these gauges operate resilient paper weights 48 which are intended to assist in keeping the uppermost sheets in a subdued position and to aid materially in compacting the whole pile of sheets being jog,f ged.7 The vibratory action of the table releases these weights suiiiciently to allow the incoming sheets to pass thereunder.

In Fig. 3 is seen the feed table 49, upon which at a spaced distance from the delivery end are mounted the air hoods 22. In Figs. 12, 13 and 14 is illustrated my improved air hood. I secure tnese hoods to the side edges of the feed table by proper means, as the screws 50, and provide clamping means 51 with which to attach the air hose 23 leading from the blower 21 on the joggen The outlet opening 52 from these hoods is contracted so as to produce a more powerful blast of air. Outside of, and in close proximity to, said opening are shutters 53, 53, frictionally secured to the pins 54, 54. 'Io preclude the possibility of the sheets bccoming entangled with the shutters I locate two pins 55, 55, outside the extreme are of action of the shutters, securing these pins to the extended base and top 22 of the hood.

At 56 is a bolt passing through the side of the hood 22 and adjustably clamping thereto the secondary nozzle 5T. This nozzle is shown in end elevatio-n inFig. 13, and in shape resembles somewhat the air hood itself. The exit for air from this nozzle is at 57 and its special function is to wind or air blast the very lower-most sheets in the pile. It overcomes the diiii` culty encountered when the air hood alone is used for this air blasting operation. Various eXpedients have been tried out with this single air hood in an endeavor to achieve the results obtained by the use of this secondary nozzle, but baiiie plates, irregular shaped exits etc., etc., resorted to have all failed to equal the combination as I now use it. Vith the air hood alone,-or used as a primary nozzle,-the lower sheets in the pile would be compressed rather than separated,-due, most likely, to the arcing of the air in the hood, changing the direction of out-iiow downwardly and thereby compacting the sheets.

In Fig. 3, in dot and dash lines, I have shown a pile of paper on the feed table, and have indicated in a somewhat exaggerated degree the effect the air blast has on the sheets. To prevent the top sheets being wafted off the pile by the air blast I pivot on the cross bar 58 a plurality of weighted arms 59 adapted to lie loosely on the top sheet. The weight of these arms, however, is not of a suthcient amount to hinder the operator in easily culling the sheets from the pile in the opera-tion of placing them on the jogging machine.

Various slight changes may be made in the general form and arrangement of the parts described without departing from the invention, and hence I do not limit myself to the precise details set forth but consider myself at liberty to make such changes and alterations as I may choose, provided, always, that the same shall fall within the spirit and sco-pe of the appended claims.

Therefore, having thus described my invention, what I claim and wish to protect by Letters Patent is:

1. In a machine for jogging paper and the like, the combination, with resiliently mounted sheet supporting means having al substantially constant angle of inclination from horizontal towards one ot its lateral edges and means for vibrating said support- Q. 'In a machine for jogg'ngpzpei or the 5 like, the conibinatio11,-'-with a. 'l-"resilienztly mounted: support Vfor 'aV pile'fof sheets and means for Vsimultaneously vibrating said VSupport in a lateral and longitiidinnl direction,of means for obtaining- L predetermined l@ 1Clegreeofinclination, longitudinally, of said Vmljusing means on 'said'gauges whereby ythe' gaugmgspoints ffoiy the sheets onsaicl liogglng mahine may be. 'similarlya-positionefl, relativelyyas thegaugmg points on fa- 'printing prees: from offwvhieh saidrsli'ees'n'my have been taken.

- yEUGENE, L SPAULDING. 

